What is Duality?

Hopkins taught that duality arises from the mind's tendency to categorize experiences as either good or bad, thereby creating artificial divisions in what is fundamentally one unified Reality. She emphasized that this dualistic perception stems from intellectual reasoning rather than spiritual understanding. According to Hopkins, true healing and demonstration come only when we transcend the dualistic framework and recognize that God is the only power and presence. She frequently instructed students to reject the testimony of the senses that suggests opposing forces, instead affirming the singular truth of Divine omnipresence.

Troward approached duality from a logical and philosophical perspective, arguing that belief in two powers creates internal contradiction and mental confusion. He demonstrated that if God is truly infinite and omnipresent, then there cannot logically be any opposing power or separate existence. Troward taught that duality represents a fundamental error in reasoning that prevents individuals from accessing their full creative potential. His systematic approach showed how dualistic thinking creates the very limitations and problems that New Thought seeks to overcome through correct understanding of the one universal Mind.

Holmes characterized duality as a race belief or collective hypnotism that humanity has accepted through generations of false teaching and limited thinking. He taught that this dualistic consciousness manifests as the belief in sin, sickness, and death as real powers opposing good, health, and life. Holmes emphasized that overcoming duality requires a complete mental reorganization, shifting from a consciousness of separation to one of unity with the Divine. His practical approach included specific treatments and affirmations designed to dissolve dualistic beliefs and establish consciousness in the truth of oneness.